Level 1 Te Ao Māori

Te Reo Māori Level 1

Each student will be offered the opportunity to gain up to 15 credits in Level 1 Te Reo Māori.

Across all curriculum level (6-8) tauira will;

understand their contribution to the revitalisation of the language for the good of the collective • connect with those outside the classroom to explore and learn from the community and from examples of Māori success • practise and enjoy experimenting with a wide range of spoken, written, and visual communication in te reo Māori • explore the key values of Māori culture and Māori principles embedded in the language • explore how language and culture affect, and work together in, communication.

By the end of NCEA Level 1, students can explore te reo Māori commonly used to express personal information, ideas, and opinions in everyday contexts, expand their linguistic strategies and use resources effectively to make meaning from unfamiliar language, expand their linguistic strategies and use resources effectively to make meaning from unfamiliar language.

Te Ao Haka Level 1           

Each student will be offered the opportunity to gain up to 16 credits in Level 1 Te Ao Haka.

Across all curriculum level (6-8) tauira will;

At Level 6 of the curriculum, students in Te Ao Haka discover, identify, access, and explore foundational knowledge and ideas in and about Te Ao Haka. 

At Level 7, students explore their own creativity, based on their grounding in Te Ao Haka. They innovate and experiment, exploring their own role and connections within Te Ao Haka.

At Level 8, students refine their analysis of Te Ao Haka and their skills in performance. They are able to effectively express narrative and embody their performance.

The Big Ideas capture the essential knowledge of and about Te Ao Haka. The Significant Learning captures the ways in which students engage with these Big Ideas at each level of the curriculum.